Isabel Allende Quotes

I try to let go of the intellect and just tell the story. I only read the page I have in front of me on the screen. Then when the whole story is told, I print it, wait a week and read it.

Isabel Allende

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: chilean
  • Birth: August 2, 1942

Topics

MeWaitStoryWeekGoPage

I have a deep rooted folk sensibility that I can't get away from completely.

Joanna Newsom

DeepAwayGetRootedFolk

The first thing that pops into my mind when it comes to playing cowboys is my father, Lloyd Bridges. When I was a little kid, I loved to dress up like a cowboy - put on the boots, hat, and walk around. He was in a lot of westerns, and my dad loved to ride.

Jeff Bridges

FatherWalkRideDressHatMind

I'm kind of living a Bruce Wayne life and then morphing into Batman, but I'm glad now Batman comes out during the day. That's kind of like how drag was: we were called upon at night to make people smile and laugh and clap.

Alyssa Edwards

LifeSmileDayPeopleNightLaugh

I do tend to divide my childhood into darkness and light, and the first seven years were certainly the darkness.

Robert Carlyle

LightDarknessChildhoodFirstYears

It's hard to learn a new guy each time out there.

Jason Hammel

TimeLearnNewHardOutGuy

Well... I had braces and I had to wear headgear! I loved my braces, actually. For me, they were like a piece of jewelry! Instead of the silver or pewter I had gold braces. It was so much fun, I loved them. I got to change the colors and stuff and I had the rubber bands.

Jordin Sparks

ChangeFunMeColorsGoldJewelry

Even though Bandos is one of the biggest islands in the Maldives, it only takes 20 minutes to walk round. All it has are some chalets and a little harbour centre with three restaurants and a bar. The food is magnificent.

Dominic Holland

FoodWalkThreeBarLittleMinutes

When I first heard Nina Simone, her naked truth shocked me. Whenever she sang, it felt like lightning bolts in my soul. Every song was like a movie, a unique and very different vignette.

Dianne Reeves

TruthSoulMeSongMy SoulUnique

It's good not only to realize that you can't please all of the people all of the time, but that you don't want to. There's a certain type of reader that you don't ever want to write for.

Dennis Lehane

GoodTimePeopleYouWantWrite

I am not defined as a black writer in the Caribbean, but as soon as I go to America or the U.K., my place becomes black theatre. It's a little ridiculous.

Derek Walcott

I AmTheatreBlackAmericaPlaceGo

If you're on Twitter, what you're saying is, 'I'm important enough for you to care what I think.'

Donald Glover

SayingThinkCareEnoughYou

I like to go to work, and also, I don't have any kids. I don't have any hobbies. I don't like to travel. So going to work is kind of it.

Christopher Walken

WorkTravelGoKindHobbiesGoing

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